Jazz legend Brubeck was innovator outside of music as well

5:32 AM,
Dec. 6, 2012

Written by

Steve Jones
USA Today

The explosive success of 1959's groundbreaking album "Time Out," with hit singles "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," owed much to his refusal to settle for playing what was expected. Critics didn't like the record, but it was loved by the public, which had its interest in jazz rejuvenated.

"Take Five" is the signature for Mike Signorelli's Take 5 Deli at 51 Civic Center Plaza in Poughkeepsie. The "5" in Signorelli's logo is a curved keyboard, designed by friend Carol Ferony. ...